Rose added: “We made it easier - the bar is lower. We used to be expected to show up and play every night.

“Maybe we need to lengthen the season two or three weeks and shorten the pre-season. I don’t mind the 82-game schedule, and the league and the players won’t look to reduce it because they’ll cut into everybody’s pockets.”

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